Minecraft - Official release date set 11/11/11

[DeadLocked]

We had a board meeting today, which felt relatively grown up and mature. We had it at a nice asian restaurant, and there was food, drinks and coffee. Carl held a nice presentation, showing the progress of the company, and we discussed and voted about various details on where to go and what to do. The most relevant parts for Minecraft is that we decided to bring in bug fixing into the development method in a more clear way so that people working customer support can add them as tasks for us, and that we finally set a release date for Minecraft.

It’s a bit tricky to really do a release for Minecraft as we keep updating it all the time. For one, the version we deem as the “full version” won’t be very different at all from what the game was like a week ago, and we’ll keep adding features after the release as well, so it’s really more of a milestone when we finally get rid of the Beta label, and some kind of goal for us to work towards. The plan is to be open with this and try to get people to cheer us on as much as possible, but to be open with the fact that the game won’t change much at the actual release day. (It’s more a progress up until that point)

We picked November 11, with the unofficial tagline “us too”.

It’s the same date as a few other games and movies, and the one I’m the most excited about is Skyrim, so that will be a nice reward for me if we actually manage to hit that date!

And, in case you want an update on Minecraft:

We’ve been working on finishing up Achievements and Statistics for 1.5, I ran into some issues with JSON, got frustrated, and added weather instead. Developing new features like that is what I enjoy doing the most, so I ended up covering a lot of ground. There’s periodic downfall (snow in snowy areas, rain in others, nothing in deserts) that make the sky darker, hides the sun, moon and stars, and makes everything wet. Ice grows back in cold regions, and snowfall covers the ground when it’s snowing. During rain/snow, there can be occasional thunderstorms with lightning. I haven’t finished the actual lightning bolt yet, but everything else is fairly done.
Once the stats are done and the weather has been tested through, we’ll release 1.5. I’m guessing this will be next week. The piston mod might get added, but it will not be in time for 1.5.

Source.

 

[Ikki]

I'm so going to buy it when it's full.

 

[Wizerzak]

Nice. Better buy it before then then, otherwise the price will rise.
@Ikki buy it now while it's cheaper, then get updated to full version for free.

 

[DeadLocked]

I'm so going to buy it when it's full.

I recommend you buy it before it's full, it's still 75% of the full price.

 

[Ikki]

I prefer to pay the full price. My PC can't run it right now anyway

 

[Deleted_171835]

Great.

I suppose they're going to charge for significant updates or expansion packs after that date. Since I purchased it during Alpha, I have nothing to worry about, though.

 

[Wizerzak]

Great.

I suppose they're going to charge for significant updates or expansion packs after that date. Since I purchased it during Alpha, I have nothing to worry about, though.

probably not, they don't seem like the kind of company do do that.

 

[MelodieOctavia]

I'm so pirating the shit out of the full game....though I most likely will never play it.

 

[iceissocold]

Nice. I wonder if the Lightning Bolts actually exist and aren't just some random particle effect. I want there to be a risk of a bolt striking a tree and setting fire to stuff.

 

[Vidboy10]

I thought Minecraft was already out for ages?

 

[MelodieOctavia]

I thought Minecraft was already out now?

Still in beta.

 

[Deleted-236924]

That's the same as Skyrim.

 

[Irock23]

I thought Minecraft was already out for ages?

It was, but this is the "full" release, it is currently in beta stages. Beta 1.4 to be exact.



My PC can't run it either, though it is a small netbook with like 1GB of RAM and not optimized for gaming...

 

[Schlupi]

Cool. I hope they can release it (and fix all the bugs) by their goal date.

Also, I = Alpha purchase = sweet free updates and expansions for me.

 

[thaddius]

Remembrance day? Our vets would be proud.

 

[Vidboy10]

I thought Minecraft was already out now?

Still in beta.

It's still technically "released".

 

[MHx_scythe]

the first post was made at 11:11 pm lol

 

[Bunie]

the first post was made at 11:11 pm lol

Notch quits development on November 11th!? *Herberts voice* OH NOOOO~!

Srsly, i know notch won't release any new content after the beta.

ive always been excited to see the new stuff that comes with each update!

I'll have to switch to Skyrim.

 

[machomuu]

I thought Minecraft was already out now?

Still in beta.

It's still technically "released".

It's not an official release though, it's a beta release.

 

[DeadLocked]

the first post was made at 11:11 pm lol

XD epic
And I recently learned you can improve how the game runs by setting it to high priority in task manager.